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IN Bohemia, much attention has been given for more than twenty years to the study of the fauna of ponds and lakes, but the work has been rendered difficult by the impossibility of the organisms being examined instantly in their habitats. The transportation of the material a long way has led to most of the finer objects being destroyed. Last year, a little movable station, suitable for real biological work, constructed after a sketch drawn by Dr. Ant. Fritsch, was presented by Mr. Ferdinand Perner to the Committee for the Physical Exploration of Bohemia; and there is good reason to hope that the use of this structure may be attended by important scientific results. There is room (12 square metres) for from two to four workers. The building consists of eighty pieces, the total weight being 1000 kilogrammes. Two windows on the northern side are closed by wooden covers, which, when opened, present two ample working tables. The building-up of the station at the first place to which it was sent (a pond near Biechovic) required two hours and a half.
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A Movable Zoological Station . Nature 39, 416–417 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/039416a0
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